The prognostic value of the post-treatment serum CA 125 level in patients with advanced endometrial cancer.

Objectives: The goal of this analysis was to assess the prognostic value of the post-treatment serum CA 125 level in each member of a group of advanced endometrial cancer (aEC) patients in comparison to other clinical and pathological parameters.

Material And Methods: Records of 266 patients treated at the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Cracow Branch between the years 2006 and 2018 were included in the study. Follow-up ranged from 1 to 138 months.

The analysis of the prognostic value of the neutrophil/ lymphocyte ratio and the platelet/lymphocyte ratio among advanced endometrial cancer patients.

Objectives: About 20% of endometrial cancer (EC) patients have advanced disease (FIGO III & IV) at the moment of diagnosis. An attempt to evaluate the prognostic value of biochemical markers of inflammation and classic endometrial cancer prognostic factors in the group of advanced EC (aEC) patients has been made in this study.

Material And Methods: Records of 266 patients treated in the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Cracow Branch between the year 2006 and 2018 were included in the study.

Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Study among Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy.

Quality of life studies in medicine, particularly in oncology, have become a basic tool used to assess patient's performance in different types of cancer and different modalities of treatment. The aim of this study was a subjective evaluation of the quality of life in cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. The study has a longitudinal character and comprises four stages: before treatment, at the end of treatment, 5 months and 5 years after treatment.

Detection of allergenic additives in processed meat products.

Allergic responses to food components are an increasing problem all over the world. It is therefore important to protect people who are vulnerable to food allergens against accidental and unintended consumption of products containing allergic ingredients. The meat industry commonly uses various allergic additives in the production of processed products, such as legumes (soy, peas, beans), milk and egg preparations, cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats), and spices (celery and mustard).

Asymptomatic uterus-like mass (ULM) of the extraperitoneal space - a case report of a rare finding with unusual clinical presentation and review of the literature.

The paper presents a case of a uterus-like mass (ULM), a rare type of tumour of the female reproductive system, which did not present any clinical symptoms described in other cases of ULMs. There are 35 reported cases of this type of tumour. It is defined as a lesion composed of smooth muscle-like stromal cells with a central cavity lined with endometrial type epithelium.

Impact of polymorphism of the regulatory subunit of the μ-calpain (CAPN1S) on the proteolysis process and meat tenderness of young cattle.

The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of the polymorphism of μ-calpain (CAPN1S) gene on protein changes of the cattle muscle tissue and its tenderness during 10-day cold storage. The analysis was performed on the longest dorsal and lumbar muscles collected from 76 bulls 6 to 12 months of age. Polymorphism identification of the above-mentioned gene was conducted using the PCR-RFLP technique.